A Writer Leaves 2016 Behind
I've never been a fan of New Year's Resolutions. I am a fan of "goals." A resolution is a desire or commitment to do or not do something. A commitment…
Thoughts on Writing
I've never been a fan of New Year's Resolutions. I am a fan of "goals." A resolution is a desire or commitment to do or not do something. A commitment…
Beautiful day here in North Bend, Washington. The promised snow has arrived, along with a few downed trees and a short-lived power outage. Here's the current view outside my writing…
Killer Nashville was a great conference. It was fun being back in the south. So many terrific writers there, whom I'll write more about in the next post. But first I…
I am behind in my blog. These things happen. Sometimes, life gets in the way of our best intentions.A few weeks ago, I had to put down my amazing horse,…
The rest of day three at ThrillerFest 2016 was a blur. After hearing Karin Slaughter's great interview with Gillian Flynn, I went off to listen to Lawrence Block, Lee Child, Tess…
Summer has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest. La Niña has heated up the rest of the country, but it's been relatively mild out here. After trips to New York City and…
Day two at Thrillerfest 2016 starts off on a high note. I'd volunteered to work the registration desk for a few hours in the morning. My fellow volunteers are friendly…